I’m grieving for my mother, now that we’ve had the funeral, which took a huge amount of time and effort to pull together (which was a good thing because you have no time to sit and think). The photo above […]
A survey from the Alcohol Health Alliance that came out yesterday claims that six in ten people think that letting children drink alcohol at home will help them to grow up to be responsible drinkers and that parents are “unaware […]
OH GREAT, so just as I thought I’d covered every eventuality in my previous blog post on “Do We Ever Stop Worrying About Our Children” with regard of the list of things my daughter needs to be careful of whilst […]
Do we ever stop worrying about our children? Basically, no. We don’t. Extreme love and extreme anxiety occurs the minute you become a parent and then never stops. It means you have to be prepared for that old heart of […]
I don’t think I’m going to get a family holiday this summer. My children are too busy to fit me in this year and anyway it’s too expensive to pay for four adults to go somewhere lovely! My eldest son […]
So even the government has acknowledged that there is no hope in hell of our young adults managing to buy their own houses any time soon and instead are offering to deliver more affordable and secure rental agreements. “The belief […]
Happy December 1st! Advent Day. My daughter is back from university today – on some pretext or other. I’m sure it’s just to collect her advent calendar. I must ask my children about their experience, but I am wondering now […]
“Watch carefully the magic that occurs when you give a person just enough comfort to be themselves” Atticus This quote, my fellow parents might make you feel a little better as we give our children their final hug and send […]
Lots of stuff in the news this week regarding divorce settlements and what to do with men who don’t pay their maintenance. Personally I think the man who owns one of the largest green companies and who is worth over […]
OMG that photograph of me with my firstborn in Hong Kong looks like it’s circa 1860. Giving him a bath in the sink! I remember that day like it was yesterday. Being a mother has been and remains the most […]
Experts have shared top Christmas tips for divorced and separated parents whose children will be spending Christmas day with their ex-partners. They recommend that parents need to put on a brave face for the sake of the children but “not […]
My stress levels runneth over as my children set off to danger zones around the world. Today TWO of my children are off the the Notting Hill Carnival and my 14 year old is probably at the Full Moon Party […]
